Foray of Burglary in Jeweller’s Shop
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What would be the condition of the
person whose lifetime hard earned money is robbed overnight? By targeting a
jeweller’s shop, the wily robbers looted Rs. Forty-five lacs worth ornaments,
thereby creating a big commotion.
The mere remembrance of the incident
of 25th March 2022, sends a cold shiver to a jewellery shop owner of Bayad
taluka.
Rahul was running a jewellery shop
for years in the village. His residence is just above the shop. His business
was also faring very well. On the evening of March 24, as per routine the gold
and silver ornaments were stored in their appropriate place.
On the morning of March 25, seeing
the condition of the entrance door of his shop, he felt the earth slide under
his feet. The lock on the metal grill door was dangling in a broken state and
the inner wooden door was hacked. On entering the shop Rahul almost fainted. All
the items inside the shop lay strewn around and the gold and silver ornaments
and cash inside were missing. A tender-hearted person might not have been able
to bear this brutal shock.
The robbers had struck during the
night and had conducted a loot of Rs 45 lacs worth ornaments. The robbers
looted lifetime earnings. This incident was one of the biggest thefts conducted
in Aravalli district so far. In no time the whole village gathered at the shop
and the Bayad police too was informed about the incident.
Police reached the site immediately
and commenced the investigation. Right from the breaking of the lock to the
hacking of the wooden door, the police minutely studied the details.
On discussing the case with the
police, the police inspector informed that, “each gang has its own unique modus
operandi. Most of the gangs are identified by their style of burglary and
lockpicking.”
Certain gangs target burgling closed
shops only, while certain gangs strike on closed houses. Others target homes
where elderly people live solitary life.
From the way in which the theft was
carried out at the jeweller’s shop, it was assumed that the burglars had
expertise in carrying out these types of theft. The burglars had not left any sort
of evidence in the shop. This case would turn out to be a challenging task for
the police.
The print and electronic media were
covering the incident continuously. There was an overwhelming pressure to solve
the case. Even in such tense situation, the task of investigating in the right
direction with calm mind was a bit difficult. After perusal of the whole case,
the Chief of the police giving solace to the Jewellery shop owner Mr. Rahul
that, “No matter wherever the burglars maybe in the world, the police will
definitely nab them.” Rahul became hopeful after receiving assurance from the
District Police chief.
The police formed various teams and
proceeded in the direction to solve the case. LCB PI C P Vaghela and his team
got to work. First, they obtained the CCTV footages from which the burglars
were seen thieving without any fear. The police team was also meticulously
studying the CCTV footages of all shops in Demai Bazaar. Footages from nearby
toll plaza were also obtained. Among all the footages analysed, one car
movement looked suspicious.
The police too now have access to
advanced technical equipment. Through the technical sources, police could fetch
the details of all suspects present in the area during the time the theft took
place. Delving deep into the matter, presence of a suspicious person was
noticeable. This person had a criminal past record. The police focused on him.
By getting information from various places in the state, one person’s identity
got confirmed. Now it was challenging to find the name and address of that
person. However, due to long experience the police succeeded in obtaining the
address details. Based on his experience, PI Vaghela despatched a team to
Madhya Pradesh in search of that suspect.
It’s really very difficult to go into
the stronghold of criminals in unknown territory and make the operation
successful. The intention of the police officers was extremely high. The police
were geared to solve the case at any cost to set a precedent.
The address of the village of Madhya
Pradesh where the suspect was hiding was highly notorious. The support from the
local police was not to the expectation. And there have been instances of fatal
attacks on the police in past from this village. Hence, the operation had to be
managed very tactfully.
The officers that had gone their
developed rapport with the locals over there. Nobody realized that these were
police jawans. But how to reach to the criminal’s house in this notorious
village? But directly going to the accused house could result in his escaping
from their clutches and putting everyone’s life in grave danger.
The police devised a brilliant trick
and entered the village posing as personnels of Electricity Board. They moved
through various nooks and corners of the village and studied it in depth. They
reached to the house of the main accused and carefully made a thorough
observation. They succeeded in obtaining valuable information from the locals.
The culprit and his house were identified. Now having reached there we just had
to nab him and bring him to Aravalli, but the task was not as simple as it
sounds, as the village was full of dreaded criminals.
If the village men could get the
slightest hint that these were police officers, then they could mount a brutal
attack on them. So, each step had to be taken carefully now. The police again
trick fully reached the culprit’s house, this time posing as LIC agents and on
finding an opportune moment, picked up the culprit. The brave police officers
staked their lives and brilliantly conducted the operation without raising any
suspicion in the village. Police Inspector C P Vaghela and his team conducted
this high voltage operation successfully.
The culprit was now in the custody of
the police, The moment police opened its third eye to third degree treatment,
he started parroting out all the details. He spoke in detail about the modus
operandi of the theft of ornaments. The stolen ornaments were sold to the local
goldsmith. He seeking an opportune moment ran away from there. The remaining
ornaments and cash were confiscated. An amount of Rs 11 lacs was seized. The
other accused were absconding.
Discussion regarding the challenges
faced in this operation, the District Police chief said that, “This is the
popular method of interstate theft or new cybercrimes. Being interstate
accused, there are several limitations faced by the police in nabbing them, as
well as they don’t get proper support from the local authorities and public to
reach to the accused. The gangs take
advantage of it. Such gangs are active on large scale, in areas like Nimay,
Jambua, Alirajpur, Dhar bordering areas around Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and
Rajasthan. Then target interstate areas ranging from Mumbai to Jaipur. The
safety of the police team is of prime importance. There have been instances of
police party from other states being attacked in the past. It is also very
difficult to reach the criminal by joining small and insufficient links, in the
police have succeeded.”
The district police had set an
excellent example of solving the case by going into another state and putting
their lives at risk.
- An article in Gujarati by Ishwar Prajapati
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